Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

February is Black History Month! Beginning in 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements and ...

Educator and historian Carter G. Woodson was the founder of what is now the Association for the Study of African American ...

Maya Angelou’s books are more than autobiographies—they are living histories that connect past struggles to present realities ...

Crafts, which was the pen name for Hannah Bond, wrote “The Bondwoman’s Narrative” partially while she was enslaved in ...

Discover how innovative mapping initiatives are transforming the documentation of Black history, from civil rights movements ...

"Literacy is the root of education," said Kevin Watkins, president of the Port Huron Branch of the NAACP. "You have to learn ...

KenLake State Park, Ky.–The February meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) focus on Cherokee Park and its role in African-American life in west Kentucky and beyond. The meeting wil ...

The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) and the New Orleans Public Library REACH Center (NOPL) will present “A New Door ...